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This is an External Assessment - Digital Submission
This is an External Assessment - Digital Submission
We will be building skills and experience throughout the course of the year. The assessment task will be shared with you via Hapara during the assessment period.
How you will be graded:
Achievement:
Shape music ideas to create an original composition
identify and use music concepts to organise music ideas in a music style
create an appropriate visual representation for the style of the composition
Merit:
Develop music ideas to create an original composition
apply music concepts to grow music ideas and to express the music style of the composition.
Excellence:
Extend music ideas to create an original composition
connect developed music ideas to give structural and stylistic coherence to the composition.
Key words:
Music ideas -
• rhythmic motifs
• melodic motifs
• riffs
• patterns
• lyric material
• chord progressions.
Concepts:
Musical elements and conventions, such as tonality, melody, rhythm, and compositional and expressive devices etc.
Āhuatanga puoro and mātauranga Māori in music, including culturally grounded features and
practices that are embedded in the music. These could include movement and facial expression, intonation and vocal practices, the use of taonga puoro, and te reo Māori.
Culturally grounded features and practices that are embedded in the music of the Pacific Islands. These may include dance and vā, the use of Pacific instruments such as pake and the conch shell, diverse Pacific languages, vocal expression.
Some tips to get you started:
Some tips to get you started:
Step 1: Choose your key (and you can always change it later using the technique outlined here) - my example is D major
Step 1: Choose your key (and you can always change it later using the technique outlined here) - my example is D major
Step 2: Write down all the chords that are related to your key - For D major I could use D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm.
Step 2: Write down all the chords that are related to your key - For D major I could use D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm.
Step 3: Work out your chord progression - use the chord progression help chart as a guide.
Step 3: Work out your chord progression - use the chord progression help chart as a guide.
Chord progression help
Chord progression help
If my key is D major - the chords are D, Em, F#m, G, A, Bm. - notice I have them written in the music alphabet order (go back to A after G) - I start on the letter of the key.
You don't have to use the chart below, but it's very helpful if you get stuck!
You don't have to use the chart below, but it's very helpful if you get stuck!
Start with chord 1, and then go where ever you want. The third chord needs to follow the rule.
Here is a chord progression that I made up using the key of D major:
D (1) - I want to go to chord 3 next
F#m (3) - now I have to go to chord 6
Bm (6) - now I have to go to chord 2
Em (2) - nor I have to go to chord 5
A7 (5) - I added the 7. Now I go to chord 1
D (1)
This would make a good verse chord sequence
For my chorus I could do this:
D (1) - next I'll go to 4
G (4) - next I'll go to 5
A (5) - then I go to 1
D (1)
Some other common chords progressions you could try are:
Some other common chords progressions you could try are:
D (1) Bm(6) A(5) G(4) or D(1) Bm(6) G(4), A(5) or D (1) Bm(6) Em(2) A(5) or D(1) A(5) Bm(6) F#m(3) or D(1) A(5) Bm(6) G(4)
Cadences can really help create tension, or give a feeling of finality in your composition. Check out this explanation - cadences
Cadences can really help create tension, or give a feeling of finality in your composition. Check out this explanation - cadences
Now decide on the style of music you want to create.
Now decide on the style of music you want to create.
Different styles have different playing techniques - eg reggae - play the chords on the off beat. Rock - on the beat, and add distortion to the guitar. Pop - clean sound on the guitar, find an easy strum pattern.
The drums have a big effect on the style - so think about adding a drum beat to your progression.
Playing chords on the piano and holding them as long notes gives a nice background harmony.
Experiment with different styles and feels.
Experiment with different styles and feels.
Happy - Sad - Angry - Fun - Upbeat - Relaxed - Fast - Slow - Serious Set the mood with the way you play and the chords you choose!
Have you made sure you have evidence to show...
Have you made sure you have evidence to show...
Generation of your ideas (keep a dairy or folio of your progress)
Development of your ideas (can you show Mrs Loveridge where you have used compositional devices)
A clear structure
Representation of your compositions (Recorded and written out)
You've got the chords and now you need a piano acompaniment style/feel? This is the tutorial for you
You've got the chords and now you need a piano acompaniment style/feel? This is the tutorial for you
Got the words, but no chords?? Here is a site that will help you find the chords that match your vocal line.
Got the words, but no chords?? Here is a site that will help you find the chords that match your vocal line.
Build your foundation of chords - Use the circle of 5ths
Build your foundation of chords - Use the circle of 5ths
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